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School district · New Jersey · LEAID 3409540

Mansfield Township Elementary School District

Mansfield Township Elementary School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mansfield Township Elementary School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,852
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$27,943
Per-pupil spending
543
Students enrolled
54th
Pct. in NJ
$78,852

Mansfield Township Elementary School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,852, above the national average of $70,245, serving 543 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mansfield Township Elementary School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Jersey districts (543 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 54th percentile for New Jersey
  • 73rd percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Jersey ranks #15 of 49 on the salary estimate and #9 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Mansfield Township Elementary School District ranks #236 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Jersey median

Among 577 New Jersey districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Mansfield Township Elementary School District's instructional payroll puts 26.4% into special education , 6.8 points above the state median of 19.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New Jersey peer.

Program Mansfield Township NJ median Gap
Regular program 70.0% 74.7% -4.7 pp
Special education 26.4% 19.7% +6.8 pp
Other programs 3.5% 4.0% -0.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 577 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3409540 · FY2023.

LEAID 3409540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mansfield Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P54 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 543 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Monmouth FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,852 estimated average teacher salary · P54 in New Jersey · P73 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Plainfield (+$103est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mansfield Township

Salary neighbourhood · Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township Elementary School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,852 Top 27% higher than 73% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Mansfield Township in New Jersey's lower-third pay band

Same 510 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mansfield Township Elementary School District ranks #236 of 510 New Jersey districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 of 510 by per-pupil spending. Perth Amboy Public School District pay #1 at $159,259 is not Asbury Park School District spending #1 at $62,321 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Mansfield Township Elementary School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Asbury Park School District leads spending at $62,321 per pupil; Perth Amboy Public School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Mansfield Township Elementary School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,943 is among the highest in the nation.

New Jersey prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$78,852.459

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Jersey price level
108.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$72,381

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Jersey run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how New Jersey compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Mansfield Township Elementary School District

What the Numbers Say About Mansfield Township Elementary School District

Mansfield Township Elementary School District is a small school district in New Jersey, serving 543 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,943. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,852, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3409540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Jersey statewide average of $78,597, teacher pay in Mansfield Township Elementary School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Jersey, it pays more than 54% of them. New Jersey itself ranks #15 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Mansfield Township Elementary School District reports $15.2M in total expenditure against $15.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Mansfield Township Elementary School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Jersey average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Mansfield Township Elementary School District $78,852
Newark Public School District $92,614
New Jersey avg $78,597
National avg $70,245

Mansfield Township Elementary School District pays -14.9% less than Newark Public School District · per-pupil $27,943 vs $44,682

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable New Jersey districts

On pay, Mansfield Township Elementary School District sits closest to Monmouth Regional High School; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woodbury City Public School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Monmouth Regional High School
  2. Burlington County Institute of Technology School District
  3. Alexandria Township School District
  4. Morris Plains School District
  5. Mendham Township School District
  6. Maywood School District
  7. Emerson Public School District
  8. Red Bank Regional School District
  9. Audubon Public School District
  10. Stillwater Township School District
  11. Pine Hill School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woodbury City Public School District
  2. Watchung Borough School District
  3. Upper Deerfield Township School District
  4. Burlington County Institute of Technology School District
  5. Plumsted Township School District
  6. New Milford Public School District
  7. Lawrence Township School District
  8. Blairstown Elementary Township School District
  9. Gibbsboro Elementary School District
  10. Woodcliff Lake School District
  11. Wyckoff Township Public School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mansfield Township Elementary School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mansfield Township Elementary School District: closest on enrollment (543 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,852 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$15.5M
Total Revenue
$15.2M
Total Expenditure
$5.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.4M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Mansfield Township Elementary School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Jersey Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Jersey districts belongs to Perth Amboy Public School District at $159,259. Mansfield Township Elementary School District places 219 of 422 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New Jersey prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Washington and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New Jersey Districts

Smaller-district sample from 522 New Jersey peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Mercer County Special Services School District
$131,693
477 students
Norwood Public School District
$80,722
610 students
Franklin Borough School District
$75,278
474 students
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
$97,924
615 students
Harrington Park School District
$81,121
615 students
Bloomingdale School District
$76,433
615 students

This is a sample of 6 from 522 New Jersey districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mansfield Township Elementary School District
What is the average teacher salary in Mansfield Township Elementary School District?

The average teacher salary in Mansfield Township Elementary School District is $78,852 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Mansfield Township Elementary School District teacher pay compare to the New Jersey average?

Mansfield Township Elementary School District pays 0.3% more than the New Jersey state average of $78,597. The district's average is $78,852.

How does Mansfield Township Elementary School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mansfield Township Elementary School District pays 12.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,852.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mansfield Township Elementary School District?

Mansfield Township Elementary School District spends approximately $27,943 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mansfield Township Elementary School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Mansfield Township Elementary School District's total expenditure of $15.2M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Mansfield Township Elementary School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.